Stantec
Senior Hydrologist | Flood Hydraulic Modeller
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Senior Hydrologist – Flood Hydraulic Modeller
Location: Edinburgh, Glasgow, Manchester, Leeds, Newcastle, Bristol, or Cardiff
The Opportunity
Stantec is seeking a Senior Hydrologist – Flood Hydraulic Modeller to join our growing Hydrology and Flood Risk discipline within the Water Environment team. You will be based in one of our key UK offices, working alongside a friendly team and collaborating with over 90 hydrology, water, and environmental science specialists.
This real-world senior role offers the chance to work on a variety of hydraulic modelling projects across the water sector, including:
- 1D–2D flood risk modelling
- Strategic Resource Options (SRO) assessments
- Public water supply resilience projects
- Impact assessments of infrastructure on water environments
- Supporting Local Flood Authorities (LFAs)
- Modelling floodplain infrastructure, eel screen assessments, reservoir decommissioning, and river restoration—**primarily using Flood Modeller-TUFLOW packages
- Nationally significant SRO work, contributing to long-term water security across the UK
Key to your role will be delivering sustainable, climate-resilient flood, and drainage solutions, with opportunities to expand into:
- Hydrology
- Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) design
- Flood risk appraisal
- Development planning support
As a senior team member, you’ll also contribute to capability development by:
- Mentoring junior staff
- Sharing technical insights
- Driving quality and project delivery improvement
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About You
You must hold a degree in:
- Civil Engineering
- Geography
- Environmental Science
- Or a related field
Plus be:
- Chartered (or working towards chartership) with:
- CIWEM
- ICE
- Or a comparable organisation
Your background should include:
- Experienced lead of hydraulic modelling projects, integrating technical skills, leadership, communication, and client relationship-building
- Comfortable managing multiple complex programmes
- Involved in business development and steering future flood risk solutions
Key Experience & Responsibilities
Your role will cover:
- 1D/2D hydraulic modelling using:
- Flood Modeller-TUFLOW
- InfoWorks ICM (fluvial, pluvial, tidal)
- Leading and delivering:
- Hydraulic modelling and flood/river studies
- Flood Risk Assessments (FRAs) per national policies
- Developing modelling methodologies and fee structures
- Employee & quality succession:
- Supervising & training junior team members
- Quality assurance of technical reports and flood models
- Applying advanced hydrological approaches:
- FEH/ReFH2 for flow estimation
- WINFAP analyses
- GIS skills:
- ArcGIS Pro/QGIS for mapping & spatial analyses
- Liaising with:
- LLFAs (Local Lead Flood Authorities)
- Environment Agency/SEPA
- Water suppliers
- Understanding current regulations:
- NPPF (National Planning Policy Framework)
- SuDS Manual guidance
- Non-statutory drainage requirements
- Technical reporting:
- Preparing high-quality documentation for scientists, risk analysts, and policymakers
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Desirable but not essential experience
- Surface water drainage strategy development under CIRIA/LLFA guidelines
- MicroDrainage/InfoDrainage software experience
- Designing studies for LLFAs:
- Flood Baseline Reports, SWMPs, Local Flood Plans, FPS
- Engagement in river restoration or Natural Flood Management schemes
- Flood and drainage support for planning applications:
- Habitats regulations
- Flood risk assessments
- Efficacy in Environmental Impact Assessments (with focus on flooding/drainage)
About Stantec
For over 150 years, Stantec has partnered with UK clients and communities to deliver infrastructure, planning, and environmental solutions that shape healthy, sustainable, and thriving communities.
We pride ourselves on:
- Turning visionary ideas into consented, actionable plans backed by technical expertise
- Aligning with market insights to meet climate adaptation, habitats, clean growth and economic-leadership challenges
- Our commitment to compliance, equity, and inclusion
Find your Fairer Tomorrow at Stantec. If your current experience doesn’t match exactly, we still encourage your application— mindset and energy matter!
Accessibility and Equality
Stantec fosters an accessible and equal recruitment process. If you require reasonable adjustments or support, please contact [accessibility contact].
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